France, Russia to discuss anti-terrorism at meeting on bilateral ties

09:05, March 31, 2010      
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France and Russia will discuss anti- terrorism operation during their next meeting of bilateral relations, French prime minister's office said Tuesday in a statement.
According to the statement, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon talked with his Russia counterpart by telephone Tuesday and they have agreed that "the issue of the fight against terrorism would be discussed at the forthcoming meeting on Franco-Russian relations."
Twin bombings rocked subway stations in central Moscow on Monday morning during the rush hours, killing at least 39 people and injuring more than 70.
The Russian capital held a Day of Mourning Tuesday for victims of the catastrophe with flags flown at half mast over Kremlin and the State Duma buildings.
Fillon reiterated his condolence and sympathy to Russian people and called to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Source: Xinhua
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U.S. talks nuclear power with India: official
09:07, March 31, 2010      
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U.S. energy officials met with their Indian counterparts and discussed nuclear energy, clean power, energy efficiency and natural gas, the U.S. deputy energy secretary Daniel Poneman told media in the Mexican resort city Cancun on Tuesday.
"We had a very good conversation with India," said Poneman, who is leading a delegation of U.S. energy officials at the 12th International Energy Forum, which runs Tuesday and Wednesday here.
"During a visit to Washington by India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, he signed a memorandum of understanding on clean energy. Had an opportunity to review that and we also had a chance to discuss areas of the program related to nuclear power," he said.
India has more than 4,000 megawatts of installed nuclear power capacity out of a total of 14,700 megawatts in installed generating capacity, according to a report published by the Indian Power Ministry.
The U.S. and India also discussed energy efficiency and natural gas, Poneman said.
Poneman said that market forces should determine oil prices and refused to give an ideal price for his country, after reporters asked Poneman several times for his opinion on oil prices.
"The laws of supply and demand should set prices, but they work best when you have open transparent markets, " he said.
Saudi officials on Monday said that a range between 70 dollars and 80 dollars per barrel was "perfect" for both producers and consumers. The same day, the IEF launched the Joint Oil Data Initiative, a statistics database on oil production and consumption with regular updates from around 100 nations.
He also said that the U.S. would continue to invest a fund of 37.6 billion dollars in wind, solar and biomass, among other alternatives.
"We have invested in a number of technologies to make sure that low carbon technologies are increasingly available," Poneman said. "As soon we get a price of carbon via market mechanisms these investments will be phased out."
A total of 64 nations will be represented by official delegations, most of whom will be lead by energy or oil ministers. There will also be 16 representatives of major international organizations, including the United Nations, the World Economic Forum, the Organizations of Petroleum Exporting Countries, and the World Bank.
Source:Xinhua
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